>Justicar mentioned "the existence of the cutting room floor anime and
>manga."  Must... Stop.... Grrr.... Can't.... Reflex... is... too...
>powerful.... GAAHHHH! "Why are entire years strewn on the cutting room
>floor of memory While single frames from one magic night forever flicker
>in close-up on the 3-D IMAX of my mind... That's poetic! That's
>pathetic!"

Why did Mimi knock on Roger's door, and Collins choose that phone booth back
where Angel set up his drums, why did Maureen's equipment break down?  Why am I
the witness?  And to capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end, and I'm
alone?  ^_^

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>1. "We agreed on a fee, a thousand..."

"...dollars guarantee, tax free, and a bonus, if I trim her tree."
Angel, "Today 4 U", Rent.

>2. "It's a shame you went and destroyed the door."

Then Mimi says, "Why all the sudden the big about face?"
Benny, "Happy New Year" (the second one), Rent.

>3. "Oooh! What a cute puppy!"

A nameless girl, that Shampoo used the Instant Nannichuan powder on.

>5. "Not in my backyard, utensils! Go back to China!"

bee-dee-bong! "The only way out is up, Elsie whispered to me.  A leap of faith!
Still thirsty?"
Maureen, "Over The Moon", Rent
(My favorite song in the production, I might add. That, and La Vie Boheme.)

>6. "You should try it in heels!"

After Mark comments, "It's hard to do this backwards", since Joanne's leading
the tango.
Joanne, "Tango: Maureen", Rent.

>7. "Start hoisting... wench!"

"We can hoist a line..." "...to the fire escape..." "...and tie off at..."
"...that bench!" "I can't take them as chums."
I thought it funny, when Collins asks Roger where everyone is, and Roger goes
"Playing Spiderman."
Joanne, "Happy New Year" (the first one), Rent.

>8. "I'm going back - back to school"

"Eviction or not, this week's been so hot, that long as I've got you, I know
I'll be cool."
Mimi, "Happy New Year" (the first one), Rent.

>9. "You can take the girl out of Hicksville, but you can't take the
>Hicksville out of the girl!"

"My riot got you one TV, I deserve a royalty!" "Be nice you two or no god-awful
champagne..."
Mark, "Happy New Year" (the first one), Rent.

>10. "Little girl - Hey the door is that way!"

Damn, Adam Pascal is hot. Anyway... "You better go, you know the fire's out
anyway..."
Roger, "Another Day", Rent.

>11. "Oh no... I mean, you do... have a nice... I mean..."

Tee hee.
Mimi: They say I have the best ass below fourteenth street, is it true?
Roger: What?!
Mimi: You're staring again.
Roger: Oh no... I mean, you do... have a nice... I mean, you look familiar...

Roger, "Light My Candle", Rent.

>12. "Judging by the rigidity of the noodles, and the crispness of the
>withered green onions..."

Ryoga, after returning home to find the lunch his mom left out for him, in the
"Checkers" episode.

>13. "And I shall jump into the Cursed Pool of the Drowned Liza
>Minnelli Impersonators."

Pinky, in the Pinky and the Brain issue where they parodied Ranma.

>14. "Maybe you just make her sick!"

Azusa, to Mikado, about Akane not kissing him.

>15. "'Cause every night, who's in your bed?!"

"Kiss, Pookie."
Maureen, "Take Me or Leave Me", Rent.

***Kitiara***
CoST, CoR, CoN, COURT, USURP, SSoAGMA, KTF
"I claim this mouth in the name of Incisor!"
"I think not!"
"Bicuspid!  We meet again!"
~Stewie's teeth on "Family Guy"